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US7045695B1
US7045695B1 US09/393,473 US39347399A US7045695B1 US 7045695 B1 US7045695 B1 US 7045695B1 US 39347399 A US39347399 A US 39347399A US 7045695 B1 US7045695 B1 US 7045695B1
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D13/06—Castanets, cymbals, triangles, tambourines without drumheads or other single-toned percussion musical instruments
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    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • G10D13/10—Details of, or accessories for, percussion musical instruments
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
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  • the present invention relates to the field of musical instruments and more specifically to the noise making type of instrument known as a maraca or musical shaker.
  • the present invention additionally relates to the field of novelty items.
  • the maraca generally comprises a spherically shaped dried and hollowed gourd containing dried seeds or other pellets that produces a “rattle” sound when it is shaken.
  • the entire maraca is normally very rigid and its movement corresponds to movement of the player's hands.
  • Such maracas are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,808,215 and 2,318,460.
  • Novelty items are often fashioned from miniaturized versions of items with other uses.
  • a major hurdle in developing such novelty items, for example, key chain attachments lies in rendering the items sturdy and flexible enough to be placed in pockets and handbags without breaking.
  • Another consideration in the field of novelty items is safety for children who are often permitted to play with key chain attachments. Due to these considerations, a maraca key chain attachment or toy fashioned in a manner usual for maracas is fragile and potentially hazardous.
  • the rigid handle can easily snap or break away from the shell portion of the item when placed in pockets or handbags or during the play of children.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a professional maraca with a springy handle that enhances the movement of the shell portion during play.
  • an improvement in a shaker instrument having a first hollow shell part with pellets enclosed therein joined to a second handle part.
  • the improvement is fabricating the second handle part of flexible material permitting resilient bending of the handle.
  • the shell part comprises a molded shell having a truncated end portion and a bottleneck extending from the truncated end.
  • a cap may be provided to close the bottleneck.
  • the bottleneck may be received into a recess formed in a mating end of the handle part.
  • the handle part may serve this function.
  • the handle part may additionally be provided with a bore through the end of the handle distal to the joint with the shell.
  • the handle part may be fabricated in whole or in part of rubber or flexible plastic material, such as polyvinyl chloride or Santoprene®.
  • the shell part may be fabricated of rigid plastic.
  • the exterior surface of the shaker instrument may form a maraca having a bulbous end, comprised of the shell part and a portion of the handle part.
  • FIG. 1 shows an exploded and partially sectioned side view of a first embodiment of the shaker instrument in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exploded partially sectioned side view of a second embodiment of the shaker instrument in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the shaker instrument in accordance with the invention.
  • a first embodiment of the invention in the form of a small maraca 10 for use as a key chain attachment.
  • the entire maraca 10 may be as small as about 8.5 cm in overall length.
  • the maraca 10 may be a smaller or larger novelty item or a full size maraca.
  • Maraca 10 is formed of two principal parts, a first shell part 20 and a second handle part 24 .
  • Shell part 20 has a hollow interior and includes sounding pellets 22 therein.
  • Shell part 20 is preferably blow-molded or injection molded of relatively rigid plastic, such as styrene, high impact styrene, polycarbonate, ABS or PE and includes a truncated end portion having a bottleneck extension 26 .
  • relatively rigid plastic such as styrene, high impact styrene, polycarbonate, ABS or PE and includes a truncated end portion having a bottleneck extension 26 .
  • Use of a rigid plastic enhances the sound.
  • Handle part 24 is fabricated of more flexible plastic material such as rubber, PVC or Santoprene®. According to the size, material and molding technique, handle 24 may be solid or have a hollow or partially hollow interior. In a preferred embodiment handle 14 includes a recess 30 at one end which is shaped to closely receive the bottleneck extension 26 of shell part 20 . A cap 28 may be optionally provided to close the opening of bottleneck extension 26 prior to assembly of shell 20 to handle 24 , for example, using adhesive. The material and diameter of handle 24 are selected to provide a selected amount of flexure of handle 24 , for example when it is forced into a pocket or purse. Handle 24 may bend up to about 15 degrees or more from straight, thereby relieving strain that might otherwise overcome the adhesive bond between handle part 24 and shell part 20 .
  • a cap member 28 may be optionally provided to close bottleneck extension 26 prior to joining shell 20 to handle 24 .
  • Cap member 28 may form a snap-fit to the bottleneck extension or alternatively/or in addition may be adhesively joined or welded thereto.
  • handle 24 is provided with an optional bore 32 through the end thereof distal to the shell 20 for attachment to a key chain, etc.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an exploded side view of a second embodiment of the invention 40 .
  • the musical shaker 40 comprises an egg shaped shell 42 comprised of two components 44 and 46 sealed with adhesive at central joint 48 to enclose pellets 50 with a handle 52 attached.
  • Handle 52 may further comprise a recess 56 conforming to one end of shell 42 for adhesive bonding thereto.
  • a bore 54 may also be provided at the distal end of handle 52 .
  • the pieces 44 and 46 of the egg shaped shell 42 are preferably formed of a rigid plastic material such as styrene although it is within the scope of this invention to utilize other hard materials, as indicated above.
  • Handle 52 is preferably formed from a flexible plastic material such as rubber, polyvinyl chloride or Santoprene®, though it is within the scope of the invention to utilize other flexible materials.
  • This embodiment while an improvement over musical shakers comprising hard plastic handles, is not preferable to the first embodiment as the shell 42 is not as resistant to breakage as the shell 20 of the first embodiment and because the handle 52 , is not as strongly affixed to the shell 40 as the handle 24 is affixed to shell 20 and is therefore more likely to separate from the shell 40 .
  • FIG. 3 A third embodiment of a maraca 60 is shown in FIG. 3 .
  • Maraca 60 has a shell 62 , preferably of rigid material, as in the first and second embodiments.
  • the handle member 64 of maraca 60 is formed of two handle potions 66 , 68 .
  • Handle portion 66 which adjoins shell 62 is formed of resilient material, such as rubber or flexible plastic allowing handle 64 to bend in this region.
  • Handle portion 68 may be fabricated of more rigid material.

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US09/393,473 US7045695B1 (en) 1999-09-10 1999-09-10 Maraca with flexible handle
MXPA02002504A MXPA02002504A (es) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Maraca con mango flexible.
PCT/US2000/040871 WO2001018784A1 (en) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Maraca with flexible handle
AT00974096T ATE381753T1 (de) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Rassel mit biegsamem handgriff
CN00812638A CN1390345A (zh) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 具有柔性手柄的响葫芦
DE60037527T DE60037527T2 (de) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Rassel mit biegsamem handgriff
FR0011542A FR2798502B1 (fr) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Maraca avec poignee flexible
EP00974096A EP1216470B1 (en) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 Maraca with flexible handle
JP2001522519A JP3703763B2 (ja) 1999-09-10 2000-09-11 柔軟な取っ手を有するマラカス及びマラカス形状のキー装飾品
HK02109275.5A HK1048010B (zh) 1999-09-10 2002-12-23 具有柔性手柄的響葫蘆

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